Leasing life

Leasing second life to Bindeshvarijii - Place: Patna Ja’grti, September 1978

On the momentous day of 2nd August 1978 Ba’ba’ was released from Patna Jail after the charges against Him were finally quashed by the Patna High court. Margiis from all over the world had assembled there at the jail gate to welcome Him. He was driven in a car to His residence in Patna. All through the route He was followed by jubilant margiis raising slogans of His victory in a procession. Margiis were enthused seeing Him. Ba’ba’ was, however, still reeling in poor health due to his nearly six year long fasting inside the Jail for His alleged poisoning by Jail doctor.

For many whole timers it was their first occasion to meet Him. Soon after He called for RDS. This was to take place after nearly eight long years of His absence. We all were excited and anxiously waited for that moment to have His audience. On learning about the proposed RDS I also reached Patna in time to attend the programme as RS Allahabad. Revered Ba’ba’ was busy taking report of workers inside the hall and outside the His room Bhaktapravar Bindeshvarijii was inspiring margiis by his contagious devotion. He would busy awakening kundalinii of those sitting near him. He would occasionally roar or burst into laughter taking Ba’ba’s name loudly. It was a mystic environment created there.

While RDS was in progress Ba’ba’ all of a sudden said that Bindeshvariijii is going to pass away after a short time although he is unaware of this. There was sudden wave of commotion and caused anguish and pain among the workers present there. Soon after that Ba’ba’ left the hall & proceeded to his personal room. We informed A’c. Ramtanukjii about what Ba’ba’ had mentioned. He was also taken aback and was equally pained to hear these words.

He immediately went to Ba’ba’s room and beseeched him to save Bindeshavriijii’s life as his worldly duties were still unfinished and there was none other in his family to take care of his young children. We also joined Ramtanukjii and pleaded to get Ba’ba’s favour to alter the destiny and to save Bindeshvarii dada. Baba’,however, responded in a natural manner saying birth and death were natural phenomenon and what he could do in such matters.While we continued to pray to Ba’ba’ to save dada’s life. In the mean time Ba’ba’ proceeded to the hall for his routine general darshan to margiis there. While general darshan was in progress, In the verandah Bindeshvariijii as foretold by ba’ba’ passed away. There was a commotion among the margiis. Everyone was affected and was in tears. A few ma’rgiis came inside the hall and informed ba’ba’ about the death of Bindeshvariijii. Pleading of distraught ma’rgiis to save him continued to mount on Ba’ba’. After a while Ba’ba’ said that if you can bring red flowers of Java’kusum then I can think of something to do for him.Then He instructed that Bindeshvariijii body should be brought inside the hall and kept near Him. In the meantime Ba’ba’s security guard Vishnudevajii brought the red Javakusum flowers from the compound of the Ja’grti and gave them to Ba’ba’.

For a while Ba’ba’ turned serious and started crushing the flowers between His palm and murmured some inaudible mantras and dropped a few drops of juice of the flowers (Javakusuma). As soon as the drops of flower juice fell on bindeshvariijii’s lips suddenly there was some movement in his body and there were signs of revival of his life force. Ba’ba’ then asked margiis to hold Bindevariijii’s feet and legs. Bindeshvariijii’s body started trembling. His process of inhalation and exhalation resumed and he tried to get up as if he had just awakened from sound sleep. This incidence brought smile on the face of all those who were witnessing. Ba’ba’ had earlier told margiis not to reveal anything connected to Bindeshvarii’s death to him.

Ba’ba’ said He had extended Bindeshvariijii’s life by a few years. Those who witnessed the event felt blessed. Even today whenever I remember this incidence my body starts shivering and tears flow naturally gripping my mind by a overwhelming vibration of His non-causal grace and compassion. He is truly the Lord of death (Mrtyurmrtyu)